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>> i'm going to take terrence howard's bayby wives and wipe my butt with that, because everything is about context, and "empire" is a soap opera, and it is like a modern day "dynasty" and it is not grounded in reality, and it should not attempt to be real, because it is so detached from that and that word is a powerful word, and valid word and many meanings like he said but i don't want to see it on the "empire" because i want boo-boo kitty. >> anybody want to go near that baby wipe comment? >> no no. and the character who says boo-boo kitty to terrence the's character could have been white, and that is taraji henson and she disagrees. tmz got her. >> do you think that show should use the n-word to be more authentic? >> no, because it pisses people off. >> what about you shgs, mark? >> well, it is a legitimate take and people have deep and political perspectives on the n-word, but i am more inclined to talk to the terrence howard and if i want to paint a story, i want to have it more representative of that place, and i want it to be how people talk, and how they sound, and i don't th

why terrence howard is so fired up. >> and speaking of mary j. blige she guest starred on empire tonight thanks from a personal invite from cookie herself. she tells us t ♪ >>> the father of a newborn baby tried to sneak her out of the hospital. she's in that plastic bag. arizona police say 33-year-old jason bristol wrapped her up and put her in the bag he's holding. he left through a fire escape and here's why. social workers were on their way to take custody of her. police say she was born with meth marijuana and morphine in her bloodstream. they caught up to bristol and the baby. he is now facing child abuse and drug charges. police say he had meth on him at the time of his arrest. >>> could you be slowly going blind and not even know it? researchers say as many as 75% of people with glaucoma have no idea. young people not immune and the damage to african-americans is astounding. fox 29's joyce evans is with a local woman barely 40 years old who wants you to get tested now. ♪ >> reporter: before you say i can see fine, why am i thinking ab

. >>> celebrating birthdays today actor terrence howard turns 46. singer songwriter lisa lobe is 47 and veteran news anchor sam donaldson is 81. >>> keep it right here for more news weather and sports. i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you >>> we're following breaking news. a u.s. military helicopter goes down during a training exercise in florida. the latest details on the search for survivors. >>> and the fbi raids a san jose coffee shop accused of running an illegal gambling ring. >>> plus the next big one is coming. the latest prediction from the usgs. >> not today. let's just get through this wednesday morning. it's march 11th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> probably just doomed us. >> yes. well, hopefully not. it's wednesday morning, 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning.

why terrence howard is fired up tonight at 10:00 on empire. >> big night. that does it for us here at 6:00. we'll see you back here at 10:00. >> have a great night. inside edition is up next. ♪ >>> coming forward. what this woman says disgraced "7th heaven" actor stephen collins did to her when she was a child. >> this is not something that i was even prepared to deal with. >>> then, double apology. >> the expelled frat brothers say they're sorry. >> dr. phil's advice to all college students. >> if this isn't who you are, then don't behave this way. >>> sherri, how is it going in there? >> tv personality sherri shepherd face to face with the surrogate she hired to carry a baby. courtroom showdown over the baby sherri says she doesn't want. >>> then, whatever happened to the smartest kid

terrence howard, always little different whenever he does interviews. >> oh, terrence being terrence. we can watch terrence, lucious line on, i like to call him line lucious, will air tonight fox 29, followed by "fox 29 news" at 10:00. >> didn't someone invite to you hang snout. >> got to be home to watch empire. sue likes to watch it, too. >> i do. i think there will be another real good song, last week's song you're so beautiful. pretty. weather not so beautiful. not today. specially not tomorrow. today, dealing with on and offer rain. there you see it coming through the at, ultimate doppler radar. temperatures risen above freezing everywhere including the mountains, where it is 36 degrees, in mount pocono. 37 degrees here in the city. 42 degrees atlantic city right now. with the milder air moving, in slightly milder, visibilities are dropping, getting lots of reports of fog in the area, so slow it down, less than 2 miles visibilities in lancaster, reading pottstown trenton, 3 miles philadelphia, two and half miles visibility in wilmington. so for tonight into tomorrow evening that'

back in 2007, what terrence howard said was a deal breaker for him in the romance department. if they're using dry paper, they aren't washing all of themselves, it's just unclean. if i go inside a woman's house and see the toilet paper there, i'll explain this and if she doesn't make the judgment to baby wipes, i'll know she's not completely clean. the market for mature baby wipes has seen huge growth. the popularity of the so-called flushable wipes is having some serious repercussions down the drain. >> ugh! >> reporter: for generations, parents have used baby wipes to, well, wipe their babies. but there's a new growth market. baby wipes for adults. >> until you use wet charmin fresh mates, you will find there's a cleaner clean you can get behind. >> reporter: it's big business. sales of personal wipes have doubled worldwide since 2003. in north america, sales have tripled. in 2013, nearly 20 billion wipes were sold and 9 billion of them were in the moist toilet tissue category. many of them are marketed as flushable. and they are. pull the lever and it disappears. but it doe

howard's character. he too collapses during a moment of high stress. >> cookie! >> reporter: knight who co-founded death row records in the '90s has prior convictions for assault with a gun and armed robbery and has spent time in prison. he's now facing four criminal counts in this case including murder and has pleaded not guilty. now i spoke to suge knight's attorney overnight. and he hasn't been able to contact his client to find out his condition. he did say, though, that knight's preliminary hearing scheduled for next month will go on as planned regardless of his health. paula. >> very bizarre physiological occurrence there, brandi. thank you. >>> well, are you ready for the next round of heart-pounding action in what's already been one of the most thrilling starts to an ncaa tournament? the action begins again later today with almost all of our brackets taking a bruising, and we are very happy to welcome espn's "sportscenter" anchor lindsay czarniak with more on the magic of march. hi there, lindsay

terrence howard, lucious is here. >> we need finale secrets, and we have more from tv's "empire." how to get cookie's looks for less. cookie's looks. >> did the jokes at the justin bieber roast go too far? absolutely not. not the ones about him. >> in this pc world we live in is the roast the one place you can say anything? >> we'll discuss on "plugged in. "access hollywood live" starts right now. >> stand by billy and kit. stand by camera two. we're live in five four three, two, one. >> selena gomez would have been

he says that terrence howard said -- >> he would want the n-word to be involved with the show. >> they don't use it with an a even do they? >> neither is correct. >> there is a voice even in the african community that we should be able to use it. >> we were black.

. >> terrence howard the star of the new fox hit "empire" is reportedly upset that writers have excluded the n word from the show. why is tv showing something different from the reality of the world? why is there censorship that stop people from hearing everyday talk? ♪ ♪ there will never be a niggar at sae ♪ >> what was supposed to be a private chant has gone public. it raises the question. how many others are doing the same thing? using the n word in a hateful way, behind closed doors when the cameras aren't rolling? dan simon, cnn, san francisco. >> here we go. you saw that sigma epsilon house mom singing along to trinidad james song, and trinidad james joins me now, exclusively. you look good i like it. >> how you doing? >> great. i want to play this for you. >> sure. >> this is a house mother of sae, and she is singing part of your song. here it is. ♪ niggar niggar niggar ♪ >> what do you think when you see that? >> i mean i honestly think that somebody's trying to be sarcastic and play a joke on this old lady because she looks old and she looks like she's drunk. and i've

[ cheers and applause ] our thanks to ryan reynolds, terrence howard, kelly clarkson once again! [ cheers and applause ] and the roots right there from philadelphia! stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." thank you for watching. have a great night. i hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- kelly ripa the creator of "empire", lee daniels music from echosmith featuring the 8g band with fred armisen and kate pierson. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and now, here he is, seth meyers! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, everybody! i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how are you all doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] good to hear. well, it's monday. the weekend just ended. did anyone else here spend their weekend watching "house of cards"? [ cheers ] yeah. because the third season of "house of cards" premiered on netflix this weekend. there was corruption, deceit, and betrayal and that was just me cance

i'm singing a duet with terrence howard. >> and you're kind of like a blast from the past in this episode, right? >> yes i play lucius' girlfriend in the '90's her name is angie. she's a singer. a lot going on. you have to watch it tonight. >> so are there love scenes mary j.? >> no. >> darn it. >> there aren't any love scenes. there aren't any love scenes but what there is is terrence trying to get angie to move in with him him. >> why did you choose to be on empire and why do you think the show is so big? >> my girlfriend taraji asked me did i want to be on the show but i was over in london working the london sessions album. after that lee dan gels himself personally asked me to be on the show and lee daniels writes something great for her so i took, you know, i mean, i would have never turn it down not with lee daniels ever. >> don't miss fox 29 starting with american idol at 8:00 then see mary on empire tonight at 9:00 and full wrap up of your days news, weather and sports right here on the fox 29 news at 10. >> prom season is right around the corner and high schoolers are picking out

today, from "50 shades of grey," actress dakota johnson, and the star of tv's hit show "empire" terrence howard is here, plus a performance from echosmith, and someone has a chance to win big in "live"'s spring it on look back audience challenge. all next on "live"! [cheering and applause] [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] [dance music playing] now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheering continues] kelly: are we at a rave? wow! wow! wow! hi! wow!

the hit show stars terrence howard taking the world by storm and now this week guy, the show's new album debuting at number one on the billboard charts. >> yeah. >> taking the throne from the queen herself, madonna's "rebel hearts" debuting at number two. that is the power of a great tv show. "empire" soundtrack has rita or ra jennifer hudson and that was since "glee" did it. >> i thought you were doing a spoiler. >> no, no. >> okay. i missed last night. >> no but just listen to the music. one of the songs from the show too. >> that's dancing. >> oh! [ laughter ] >> gentle. >> just lost your cameo on "empire." >> that was only one of my moves. one of my many. oh yeah. you guys hear this, all right -- ooh. >> go there. >> i think i pulled something. [ laughter ] we're playing "brick house" because we could not find a song called shingled mansion. that is what tom cruise is putting on the mansion. "the l.a. the "l.a. times" reporting he listed his l.a. estate for just under $13 million. 2 1/2 acres with walls of glass, a gorgeous kitchen, a resort-style pool where you can take in incredibl

" ex and nemesis terrence howard in "hustle and flow ♪ ♪ >> reporter: 2006 she even performed on stage at the oscars this song for the film "it's hard out here for a pimp" won best original song. this saw her be great as a hired assassin in "smokin' aces." showing a warmer side she earned a best supporting actress nomination for her performance opposite brad pitt's hero in "the curious case of benjamin button." >> ugly as -- >> reporter: cookie's ride or dive drive goes back to foxy brown, lil' kim and salt and pepper. music that filled her 20s. single mom in real life she said she understands cookie's soft spot for her sons as her sharp tongue does battle with their dad. >> nothing good can come from loving you except my three babies. >> she's like this grenade. you throw her into any scene and it jut explodes. >> reporter: the success of "empire" may move her further to the front of the line for film roles but as the season finale's murder and mayhem suggests "empire"'s music world saga has yet to go flat for this cookie. >> yeah that's my man. >> reporter: for "good morning america,

the two actors leading "empire" are acclaimed oscar nominees terrence howard and taraji henson. actors like viola davis in "how to get away with murder" and octavia spencer in "red band society." obviously part of the trend, nonwhite actors in these lead roles with shows like "blackish," "jane the virgin" and "fresh off the boat." television series are successfully embracing more diversity than in years prior and audiences are responding. the trend is set to continue in the fall. so far major networks have announced nearly 70 pilots with black actors in leading or supporting roles, making tv more reflective of the audience that is watching sounds like a good thing, right? not necessarily, according to an article on deadline.com which explains, quote, as is the case with any sea change some suggest that the pendulum might have swung a bit too far in the opposite direction. you know that set twitter on fire and gave shonda rymes and my guest all the feelings. let me talk to you about retirement. a 401(k) is the most sound way to go. let's talk asset allocation. sure. you seem know